Mop holder



Feb. 28, 1928.

' E. P.VBLACK ET AL MOP HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sneez 1 Filed Nov.'l3. 1926 in-Le P'Enlack gn'mwm Feb. 28, 1928.

E. P. BLACK ET AL MOP HOLDER Filed Nov. 13. 19 26 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ermine F" Black ag,

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application filed November 13, 1926. Serial No. 1485252.

The present invention relates to mops,and more specifically to improved means foreccuring a mop head to afhandle.

-'The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved mop 'holder operable upon the applying of a pressure to the mop handle for rigidly gripping a mop head.

A further object of the invention is't-o provide an improved mop holder adapted for receiving varioustypes of mop heads, and

which "holder may beeperated for effectively holding the mop head without necessarily first positioning a portion or": *the mop head 1 between the jaws 'of'the holder.

in the provision of an-improved mop #ho'lder embodying a pair of jaws capable'of being contracted about a mop "head and secured in a locked position upon the mop head by "the 'mere'p'lacing of thefj-aws on the mophead and then applying p essure the handle 'ably'formed of maleable castrirong emb upon which the holder is-mount'ed. v-

1 A still further object "of the invention" ist-o 7 provide an improvedmop holder which is 25 of extremely simple and durable construction, and one wherein the companion jaws are oi identical construction' thuspermitting of the jaws being constructedfrom-the same forming'di a *Other obje'cts and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the' course of the i'following -detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying draw-- ings 'itorm'ing a part of thisspecification and 5 inwhich drawings: V

Figurelis an edge e'leva'tionofrthe imiprovedmop holder shown applied to a suitable handle and with the jawsoftheiholder in-a partially expanded condition.

Figure Qis a view similarto Figure 1 but showing the jaws in 1a contracted :posi -=tion for gripping a mop'head.

' Figure '3 ,is a sideelevation showing-the mop holder in a position for retaining a sections broken away for illustrating certain-details 10f construction.- y Figure 4 is a transverse seetionyon' line H of Figure Figure 6 is a transverse section on line 5-5 'ofFigure 1.

' Figure 6 isan enlarged fragmentarysec-x tion on line 6-43 of Figure 3 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

A further object of the invention resides Figlllfe 7 i a perspective view of one of thesections ofthe sliding frame for the jaws Qf'th-e holder; 1 l

Figure '8 is a perspective view of one of the'companion jaws of the holder."

Referring to the drawings indetail, and

wherein slmil'ar reference characters designate correspondingparts throughout the sev} eral views, itheletter may-designatea suite 7 able handle to one end of which is secured the improved jaw actuater B, the handle A having slidably mounted thereon? a frame C -if0r carrying a :pair of similarly formed:

The handle mandrwhich may be of at suitable length 'innaccordance with the" specific uselto which the mop :is to'be applied,

' may be formed :of-anysuitable material and invithelexample shown is off :wood and of icy i lindrical formation.

The jaw actuator B,.-=and which prefer a substantiallyflat cross-bar: or plate 10 hav ing. formed at ritscentralmportion a" cup shaped ferrule '11 vof .tubularvformation and are: diameter .to :snuglylreceivethellower end :ofthe handle --;A Alpin or other suitable fastening-element 12 may be passed through :the :i-errule and :the, lower :end 1 ofthe handle to each. side thereof. .Brovided-adjacent L each .end of the cross plate-'10, and arranged in alignment transversely, of :the p'late, are

suitablerguide apertures13 preferably of c r- :cular formation and arranged with their taxes extending: parallel with the of {like 1 handle A. v i H The sliding frame (Land whiclris adaptedto be slidably mountedon"the -handle A :above the actuator :B, embodies a pair .of

-similarly formed iframe sections-lawhich are preferably stamped rmm .a suitable gauge .of sheet metal Each :0]? the frame sections 15 deformed-with a semifcircular medial portion :16 and terminal plate secti0ns1 7, Thesesimilarly'formed frame sec- 'tions 135 whenidisposed with 'theirplate sec tions17 in surface -contact,'-pr0vide suitable jaw attachingpl ates18 provided with a me-' qdiallv dispo-sed 'sleeve 19 offa diameter to s'lidably fit aboufithe cylindricalh-andle A. i

,The frame sections may be rigidly secured together as by means of suitable rivets which pass through theflat plate sec- .tions 17 at a point spaced but ashort distance from the sleeve 19. Provided adjacent the lower edge of each of the attaching [plates 18, and at points adjacent the outer ends of the plates, are elongated openings 21 having their major axes extending longitudinally of the sliding frame, and wh ch I openings are so formed. as to provide independent arcuate shaped seats 22 which when the frame C is mounted upon the handle A,

align with the actuator B V The jaws D, and which are preferably formed from springsteel wire, are of subguide apertures 13' of the jaw stantially U-shape information and each jaw is an exact duplicate of itscompanion jaw. Each of the jaws D embodies leg sections-25 being offset in a like direction in themajor plane of'thejaW as at 26,and each ofthe leg sections 25 is vprovidedat its.

upper end with a looped eye 27 adapted to pivotally extend through one of the openings 21 of the sliding frame 0 and rest in one of the arcuate shaped seats22of the openings. By observing Figure 3, it will be seen that the eye of oneof thejleg sections rests in l the outermost arcuate seat, 22 while the eye of the companion' leg section'rests in the 'arcuate seat-arranged at the inner end of theopening-i at the opposite end of the sliding frame. This construction has been provided for permitting of free swinging of the independent jaws without interfering contact atthe upper end'of the. leg sections during contracting and expanding of the lower end of the jaws." It will alsobe observed that the ofiset portions 26 dispose the'lower portions of the leg sections 25 in direct alignment transversely of the jaw construction and thus disposes the lower ends of the leg sections in alignment with the guide apertures 13 of the actuator B.

{Formed at the lower end of each of the leg sections 25, is an arcuateshape keeper or retaining bend 28 being ofi'set outwardly in a plane at a right. angle to the major plane of the jaw, and in a parallel plane with v the planeof the eyes 27. These outwardly ofi'set bends 28, when the jaws are in assembled relation, extend in a direct opposite direction to one another as will be observed in Figures 1 and 2. Directly below the arcuate shapedbends 28, the wire is bent laterally for forming-angularly extending feet 29' joined at their lower ends by a crosssection 30. These angularly offset feet 29, and

which are bulged outwardly intermediate their ends as at 31, form stops 32efor limiting upward sliding movement of the jaws through the guide apertures 13 in the actuator B. The bulges 31 of the feet 29 are a for disposing the cross sections '30 in a position whereby the same will contact, or nearly so, when the jaws are in their contracted.

positions. e p V,

, In attaching, of the mop head E to the holder, the sliding frame C is first slid toward the actuator B, and which sliding movement of the anchor will cause the leg sections 25 to slide through the guide apertures 13 in a manner for moving the lower end of the jaws D away from one another; The frame C is slid toward the actuator: B

until the offset26 of. the jawsqengage the upper surface of the cross plate 10, and act as stops for limiting expansion of thelower end of the jaw construction. The spaced cross sections 30 of the jaws may then be placed on the mop head E at any desired point and by pressing downwardly onthe handle A, the actuatorv B will be guided downwardly along the leg sections .25 tof a position beneath the oppositely arcuated bends 2,8 and be limited in its downward movement by-the stops 32 formed directly beneath the bends. By observing Fignre2, it will be seen that the oppositely arcuated bends 28 will serve for preventing movement of the arcuator B upwardly along the leg sections 25 and thus lock the'jaws in'clamping engagement.- with the mop head When desiring to remove the mop head from the holder, the-operator merely moves the sliding frame C toward the actuator B and which movement of the frame will spread the lower portions of the jaws for releasing the grip upon the mop head.

It willbe seen'that theexpansion and contraction of the lower portion of-the jaw construction is accomplished by movement of the pivotal connection of the jaws toward and away from the, fixed actuator B through r cient mop holder has been provided embodying features whereby a mop head may be holder without necessarily handling of the apparent that an extremely simpleand efiieasily clamped between the jaws of the I mop head for positioning within the holder, I

and one wherein the jaws are yieldably held in clamping engagement with the mop head against accidental release of the mop head from the jaws of the device.

Changes in detail may be made to the specific form ofthe invention herein, shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope ofthe following claims,

combination of a handle, a cross plate fixedly carried by one end ofthe handle and having transversely spaced guide apertures pro vided adjacent each end thereof, a sliding frame mounted on the handle and provided with elongated openings each being provided with a pair of arcuate shaped seats and a pair of cooperating swab, retaining jaws, each including leg sections pivotally connected to said frame at one of its openings and slidable in said guide apertures, said leg sections being provided at their lower ends with arcuate shaped keeper bends and above said bends with offsets for permitting of the pivotal movement of the upper ends of tllile sections on the arcuate seats of said anc or.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a handle,v a cross plate fixedly carried by one end of the handle and having transversely spaced guide apertures, a frame having a sleeve for slidable mounting on" said handle and provided with attaching plates, said attaching plates at their outer ends being provided with elongated openings having their major axes extending at a right angle with the axis of said sleeve, and a pair of cooperating swab retaining jaws, eachincluding leg sections pivotally connected at their upper ends to said attaching plates at their elongated openings and slidable in said guide apertures of the cross plate, said leg sections being provided at their lower ends with arcuate shaped keeper bends adapted for locking engagementwithi said cross plate for retaining said jaws in clamping position about a mop head.

ERMINE PQWBLACK, EARL BLACK. 

